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Rudolph

how long can you leave a female fower open before it will no longer take the male flowers polen?

6/28/2008 4:32:36 PM

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Not long. In most cases a bee or other insect will make the pollination within minutes of the female opening.

If not pollinated, the female will be spent within several hours of opening.

6/28/2008 6:14:39 PM

Wisconsin

i'll have my female coverd up so no bee's get to it. seven hours ok thx.

6/28/2008 8:14:46 PM

Wisconsin

me and mellow were wondering

6/28/2008 8:15:25 PM

Rudolph

thx for the response seven hours hmm ok.

6/28/2008 10:43:38 PM

Salem, OR

Have some of the rest of you noticed a dramatic decline in the bee population? I swear, I could practically leave my flowers open and they'd never get pollinated

6/29/2008 11:32:48 AM

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"Several" hours meaning up to half a day. There as been a lot of commentary as to how long the flowers remain viable but nothing real conclusive. Generally speaking, the sooner a flower is pollinated the better off.

6/29/2008 11:33:14 AM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

I try to get there in the first four hours after open.

As for bees, yes they are down, but there are a lot of other insects that will go after nectar and pollen and do the deed for you. If in doubt, bag before open, do the deed yourself, tie up, and cross fingers. (and chill the gal if it's going to be over 80)

6/29/2008 7:06:37 PM

Rudolph

thx everyone for the advice, i just never let a female flower get past a few hour"s before pollenating it so i never knew how long they could last for i"d imagine if it was cooler out side they would last a lot longer then if it was wormer. josiah and as for the bees they are not down over by me

6/29/2008 11:11:00 PM

Rudolph

thx everyone for the advice, i just never let a female flower get past a few hour"s before pollenating it so i never knew how long they could last for i"d imagine if it was cooler out side they would last a lot longer then if it was wormer. josiah and as for the bees they are not down over by me

6/29/2008 11:11:11 PM

Rudolph

why"ed it post twice!

6/29/2008 11:12:50 PM

[email protected]

Touchy mouse?

6/30/2008 10:35:37 AM

Rudolph

nah, i think it was a glich

6/30/2008 3:54:54 PM